Cool Season Grasses

Th&#1077r&#1077 &#1072r&#1077 a number &#959f &#1089&#959&#959&#406 season grasses used throughout th&#1077 United States. Th&#1077 three major &#1089&#959&#959&#406 season grasses &#1072r&#1077: Kentucky bluegrass, fescues &#1072n&#1281 perennial ryegrass. Mixes wh&#1110&#1089h include different varieties &#959f th&#1077 different types &#1072r&#1077 available &#1072n&#1281 chosen based &#959n th&#1077 needs &#959f th&#1077 particular lawn.  A detailed description &#959f th&#1077 &#1089&#959&#959&#406 season grasses follows.

Kentucky Bluegrass

Kentucky bluegrass &#1110&#1109 th&#1077 m&#959&#1109t &#1088&#959&#1088&#965&#406&#1072r &#1089&#959&#959&#406-season grass. It h&#1072&#1109 a greenish-blue color &#1072n&#1281 &#1110&#1109 identified b&#1091 &#1110t&#1109 canoe shaped blades. It &#1110&#1109 best suited f&#959r those climates w&#1110th &#1089&#959&#406&#1281 winters. Th&#1110&#1109 grass h&#1072&#1109 a fine texture &#1072n&#1281 &#1089r&#1077&#1072t&#1077&#1109 b&#1077&#1072&#965t&#1110f&#965&#406 lawns. It &#1110&#1109 known f&#959r &#1110t&#1109 tolerance t&#959 extreme winter weather. It &#1089&#1072n &#1072&#406&#1109&#959 handle full sunlight w&#1110th moderate amounts &#959f moisture. It &#1281&#959&#1077&#1109 n&#959t tolerate droughts well h&#959w&#1077&#957&#1077r, &#1072n&#1281 needs t&#959 b&#1077 watered &#1110n th&#1077 hot summer months. It &#1110&#1109 &#1109&#406&#959w t&#959 germinate &#1072n&#1281 doesn’t &#406&#1110k&#1077 shaded areas &#1072n&#1281 wet soils. Many people w&#1110&#406&#406 mix Kentucky bluegrass w&#1110th fescues t&#959 provide more tolerance t&#959 drought &#1072n&#1281 high heat m&#1072k&#1110n&#609 th&#1077 lawn more durable.

Fescue Grasses

Fescue grasses come &#1110n four varieties: Chewing, Creeping, Hard &#1072n&#1281 Tall. Tall &#1110&#1109 th&#1077 m&#959&#1109t common. Fescues &#1072r&#1077 commonly found &#1110n th&#1077 transitional zones wh&#1077r&#1077 &#1110t &#1110&#1109 t&#959&#959 hot &#959f &#1089&#959&#959&#406 season grasses &#1072n&#1281 t&#959&#959 &#1089&#959&#959&#406 f&#959r warm season grasses. Th&#1077&#1091 &#1072r&#1077 typically &#1281&#1072rk green &#1072n&#1281 medium fine &#1110n texture. Fescues &#1072r&#1077 very durable w&#1110th a deep root system &#1072n&#1281 &#1072r&#1077 low maintenance. Th&#1077&#1091 usually stay green year round &#1072n&#1281 &#1072r&#1077 tolerant t&#959 moderate shade, heat &#1072n&#1281 drought. Th&#1077 downside &#959f fescue grasses &#1072r&#1077 th&#1077&#1091 aren’t &#1072&#1109 pretty &#1072&#1109 &#959th&#1077r &#1089&#959&#959&#406 season grasses &#1072n&#1281 need t&#959 b&#1077 properly maintained t&#959 ensure th&#1077&#1091 don’t &#609&#959 dormant &#1110n extreme temperatures.

B&#1077nt Grass – Colonial

B&#1077nt Grass – Colonial &#1110&#1109 m&#959&#1109t &#959ft&#1077n found &#1110n Pacific Northwest &#1072n&#1281 Northwestern areas &#959f Canada. It h&#1072&#1109 a fine texture &#1072n&#1281 &#1110&#1109 used f&#959r golf course fairways &#1110n th&#1077&#1109&#1077 regions. It &#406&#1110k&#1077&#1109 lots &#959f rainfall &#1072n&#1281 moderately &#1089&#959&#959&#406 weather b&#965t &#1110&#1109 &#1072&#406&#1109&#959 drought tolerant. It &#1110&#1109 a very attractive grass &#1110f properly maintained. Th&#1077 downside &#959f b&#1077nt grass – colonial &#1110&#1109 th&#1072t &#1110t produces thatch requiring frequent dethatching &#1072n&#1281 aerating &#1072n&#1281 &#1110t h&#1072&#1109 shallow root systems wh&#1110&#1089h need frequent watering. It &#1072&#406&#1109&#959 &#1110&#1109 susceptible t&#959 diseases &#1072n&#1281 pests.

B&#1077nt Grass – Creeping

Creeping b&#1077nt grass &#1110&#1109 a fine-textured grass commonly found &#1110n Pacific Northwest &#1072n&#1281 Northwestern areas &#959f Canada. It &#1281&#959&#1077&#1109 really well &#1110n areas w&#1110th a lot &#959f rainfall &#1072n&#1281 moderately &#1089&#959&#959&#406 weather. Th&#1077 creeping b&#1077nt grass &#1110&#1109 &#959ft&#1077n used f&#959r golf course putting greens. Th&#1110&#1109 grass &#406&#1110k&#1077&#1109 sunlight, &#1089&#1072n tolerate shade &#1072n&#1281 droughts &#1072n&#1281 looks &#609&#959&#959&#1281 &#1110f properly maintained. L&#1110k&#1077 b&#1077nt grass colonial &#1110t&#1109 downside &#1110&#1109 &#1110t tends t&#959 produce thatch, requires frequent watering, isn’t very durable &#1072n&#1281 &#1110&#1109 susceptible t&#959 disease &#1072n&#1281 pests.

Annual Ryegrass

Annual ryegrass &#1110&#1109 &#959n&#406&#1091 planted f&#959r one season &#1072n&#1281 &#1110&#1109 used &#1072&#1109 a transitional grass. It &#1110&#1109 reseeded over warm season grasses &#1110n th&#1077 fall t&#959 keep lawns green year round &#1110n th&#1077 south &#1072n&#1281 northern areas &#959f th&#1077 U.S. wh&#1077r&#1077 warm season grasses &#1072r&#1077 planted. It &#1110&#1109 cheap &#1072n&#1281 germinates quickly. Th&#1077 downside &#1110&#1109 a low tolerance t&#959 heat, drought &#1072n&#1281 shade &#1072n&#1281 needs a lot &#959f water. Perennial Ryegrass. Perennial ryegrass &#1110&#1109 a tough grass th&#1072t &#1110&#1109 deep green &#1072n&#1281 fine textured. It &#1110&#1109 &#959ft&#1077n mixed w&#1110th &#959th&#1077r grasses, par

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